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Job Title: Assistant Transport PlannerLocation: UK (some hybrid / flexible working)Salary: Competitive - depending on experience The Role A well-established, UK-wide transport-planning & infrastructure consultancy is seeking an Assistant Transport Planner to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career (or with 1-3 years' experience) who wants to develop their technical skills, work on a varied portfolio of development-projects and build toward a wider transport-planning career. Key Responsibilities Support senior planners in undertaking transport / highway-assessments, feasibility studies and input to planning-submissions. Assist with the preparation of travel-demand assessments, traffic flow forecasts, trip-generation work and transport statements. Help collate, analyse and present data (e.g., pedestrian/cycle counts, junction turning-movements, travel surveys). Perform modelling/spreadsheet work, assist with reports, drawings and appendices. Liaise with internal teams (design, highways, sustainability) and external stakeholders (local authorities, highway-engineers, consultant-teams). Ensure work is compliant with current standards (e.g., national planning policy, local transport authority guidance) and that modelling/assessments are technically robust. Support the senior transport planners by preparing draft outputs, responding to queries, tracking amendments and keeping project documentation up to date. What you'll bring A degree (or equivalent) in transport planning, civil engineering, geography, or a related discipline. Ideally 1-3 years' experience in transport planning, highways consultancy or traffic mode